It could also include local investors if the referendum passes. It’s a joint venture between Urban One, a media company, and Churchill Downs, the Louisville-based operator of the Kentucky Derby that also runs gambling establishments across the country. The project - this time branded the Richmond Grand Resort and Casino - would be located on the same former tobacco company site just off I-95 in south Richmond that was identified in the first proposal. Many of the anti-casino signs that dotted the city in recent weeks have emphasized the fact that the city already said “no” once before. The proposal also faced a lesser-funded but organized opposition effort. LAS VEGAS CASINO OFFICIALS FACE DILEMMA AS TRESPASSERS COLLECT JACKPOTS The developers returned with a retooled proposal and invested around $10 million into a pro-casino campaign aimed at building support for the project, which has the backing of Mayor Levar Stoney and major area business groups.ĬALIFORNIA CASINO LINKED TO TUBERCULOSIS CASES, CUSTOMERS URGED TO GET TESTED

Voters in Virginia’s capital city are deciding Tuesday whether developers can move forward with a proposed $562 million resort casino along Interstate 95.Ī ballot measure on whether to allow the gambling and entertainment complex is before Richmond voters for a second time, after the city narrowly rejected the proposal two years ago.

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